Top 5 Suicidal Countries in the World

In this article, we discuss the top 5 suicidal countries in the world. If you want to read our detailed analysis of depression, isolation, and suicide, go directly to the Top 25 Suicidal Countries in the World.

5. Russian Federation

Suicide Mortality Rate: 25.1

Suicide has always been a big social concern in Russia. It has been progressively decreasing since the late 1990s when it peaked at roughly 40 suicides per 100,000 people. However, the existing average of around 20 suicides per 100,000 people places Russia 5th on our list. One of the major contributors to this tragic statistic is heavy alcohol consumption.

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4. Suriname

Suicide Mortality Rate: 25.4

Suriname is one of the only two countries in South America to be included in the article. Surinam is a small country located in this region with a population of little over 570,000 people, but its residents face various severe social and economic issues. Domestic abuse, poverty, alcohol abuse, unemployment, and other problems are among the causes why almost 66 individuals per 100,000 attempt suicide each year.

3. Lithuania

Suicide Mortality Rate: 26.1

Lithuania is perhaps the most suicidal country in Europe with a suicide rate of 28.2. Suicide has been a major national and social concern in the country for decades, reaching a high point in the late 1990s. Since then, the annual number of suicides has been steadily dropping. In Lithuania, financial and social concerns are seen as important contributors to the high suicide rate.

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2. South Korea

Suicide Mortality Rate: 28.6

South Korea has an alarmingly high suicide rate despite having some of the world’s most advanced technology, the quickest internet connection, one of the best education and health care systems, and so on. The primary reasons behind this are various forms of social pressure and familial issues. The most common means of suicide is poisoning because firearms are prohibited in South Korea.

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1. Guyana

Suicide Mortality Rate: 40.3

Guyana has the world’s highest suicide rate, four times the world average, which is quite alarming The combination of deep rural poverty, alcohol consumption, and easy access to toxic pesticides appears to be the cause of more than 44 self-inflicted deaths per 100,000 Guyanese per year.

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